RT> That leaves the question of how does one generate/create/format
 RT> a "meaningfull" base ID, and still leave enough "space to add
 RT> "uniqueness"

exactly... that's one of the things that my MSGID generating methodology
posting touched on... for a good example, take a look at the messages
posted in WHITEHOUSE... they all carry MSGIDs generated with a method from
that document...

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